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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Financial Services · Asset Management

$773.17

Down-$3.56 (-0.46%)

Updated Sep 4, 2026, 5:37 PM

SID Score

6.7/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

55/100

Neutral

Market cap
724.71B
P/E ratio
Dividend yield
0.94%
52-week range
$629.28 – $779.37
Volume
43.53M
Avg. volume
79.27M

Price performance

SPY price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

SPY closed at $773.17 after 21 trading sessions, up 0.60% for the selected period.

Last close
$773.17
Period change
+0.60%
Period low
$761.78
Period high
$777.88
Daily close
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SPY OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 3, 2026$767.90$774.03$767.45$773.1743.53M
Sep 2, 2026$762.45$766.43$761.73$765.1629.57M
Sep 1, 2026$762.01$764.67$759.48$761.7841.13M
Aug 31, 2026$767.33$767.995$764.715$767.0538.81M
Aug 28, 2026$771.76$775.30$768.3076$769.3536.74M
Aug 27, 2026$768.50$772.355$767.16$771.1034.56M
Aug 26, 2026$764.73$767.35$763.93$766.0828.75M
Aug 25, 2026$766.16$766.78$763.0501$765.9127.42M
Aug 24, 2026$764.78$765.22$762.08$763.4732.43M
Aug 21, 2026$766.05$767.85$764.17$765.7239.19M
Aug 20, 2026$765.96$768.15$762.04$762.6045.52M
Aug 19, 2026$770.36$772.47$768.10$769.0640.31M
Aug 18, 2026$768.70$769.50$766.92$767.4543.92M
Aug 17, 2026$776.18$776.775$772.51$772.6734.36M
Aug 14, 2026$778.54$778.80$775.4301$776.3431.37M
Aug 13, 2026$774.87$779.37$774.111$777.8835.63M
Aug 12, 2026$774.71$774.90$771.28$772.4933.18M
Aug 11, 2026$774.53$774.61$769.20$770.5636.74M
Aug 10, 2026$772.60$775.05$771.62$773.0339.25M
Aug 7, 2026$771.02$773.915$769.61$773.2643.59M
Aug 6, 2026$770.21$771.82$767.46$768.5638.42M

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Company profile

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is an Exchange traded fund. The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500® Index. The S&P 500® Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was founded on January 22, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Stock Performance

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the largest and most heavily traded equity ETF globally, currently trades at $773.17 per share, per SID market data. The fund has delivered a 12.76% return over the trailing twelve months, while posting a more modest 2.12% gain over the past three months and a 0.44% increase over the last month. Technically, SPY trades above both its 50-day moving average of $756.14 and its 200-day moving average of $712.43, positioning the fund approximately 2.25% above the shorter-term trend line and 8.52% above the longer-term average, according to Massive/Polygon data. The 14-day RSI reads 46.9, indicating neutral momentum with no overbought or oversold conditions. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 79.27 million shares, reflecting deep liquidity consistent with the fund's role as the benchmark S&P 500 tracking vehicle.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Valuation Analysis

As a passively managed exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 Index, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust does not carry traditional single-stock valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios at the fund level. Per SID market data, SPY currently offers a dividend yield of 1.06%, reflecting the aggregate dividend distributions from its underlying 500 constituent holdings. The fund's total market capitalization stands at approximately $724.71 billion, underscoring its position as the largest ETF by assets in the world. SPY carries a beta of 1.00, precisely mirroring the broader market's risk profile as expected for an S&P 500 index tracker. Classified within the Financial Services sector as an investment vehicle, the fund's valuation is inherently tied to the aggregate earnings and growth characteristics of the entire large-cap U.S. equity market rather than any single company's fundamentals.

Smart Money Activity for SPY

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust registers a composite smart money score of 55 out of 100, generating a neutral signal according to SID market data. The institutional activity sub-score leads at 21.0 out of 25, reflecting robust participation from hedge funds, pension funds, and asset managers who utilize SPY as a core portfolio allocation and hedging instrument. Congressional trading activity scores 12.8 out of 25, indicating moderate but unremarkable levels of reported transactions by members of Congress, per SEC disclosure records. The insider activity component registers 12.5 out of 25, though this metric carries limited relevance for an ETF structure where traditional insider transactions do not apply in the same manner as individual equities. Dark pool activity scores 9.0 out of 25, suggesting relatively lower proportions of off-exchange block trading activity. The overall neutral positioning indicates no decisive directional bias from sophisticated market participants at current price levels.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Earnings Outlook

As an exchange-traded fund, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust does not report quarterly earnings in the traditional corporate sense, and no recent fund-level earnings data is available per SID market data. Instead, SPY's performance is driven by the aggregate earnings results of its approximately 500 constituent companies within the S&P 500 Index. The fund currently yields 1.06% in dividends, distributed from the underlying holdings' cash flows. Investors monitoring SPY's fundamental trajectory typically reference the broader S&P 500 earnings cycle, including blended earnings growth rates and forward earnings estimates compiled across all index constituents. The fund's 12.76% trailing twelve-month return reflects the cumulative impact of corporate earnings reports, revenue trends, and forward guidance delivered by the index's component companies throughout the fiscal year. Fund-level financial reporting follows SEC-mandated ETF disclosure requirements rather than standard corporate earnings calendars.

Wall Street Analyst Ratings for SPY

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, as a passively managed index fund, does not receive traditional buy, hold, or sell ratings from Wall Street equity analysts in the manner that individual stocks do. Analyst coverage of SPY instead focuses on macro-level S&P 500 index targets and broader market outlook assessments. Per SID market data, SPY currently trades at $773.17 with a beta of exactly 1.00, serving as the benchmark against which analysts measure all other U.S. large-cap equities. The fund's 50-day moving average of $756.14 and 200-day moving average of $712.43 are frequently cited reference points in institutional strategy reports. With average daily volume of approximately 79.27 million shares, SPY remains the most liquid equity instrument available, making it a primary vehicle for strategists expressing directional market views. Market strategists' year-end S&P 500 targets effectively serve as proxy price targets for the fund.